Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
311 complaints from tenants
11
All time
1
Last 12 months
Unsanitary Condition4
Flooring/Stairs2
Heat/Hot Water2
Water Leak2
Plumbing1
Unsanitary ConditionMold2026-02-14 · closed
Water LeakDamp Spot2025-08-11 · closed
PlumbingToilet2024-10-07 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 25 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 24 apartments.
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19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 24 units registered2023 — 25
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2024-10-16
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2024-10-16
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES . AT LOWER LEVEL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2024-10-16
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AT SHOWER BODY. LOWER LEVEL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1DIssued 2024-10-16
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQUARE AT WEST WALL. LOWER LEVEL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
Housing court
1
Cases on record
0
Open now
1
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
With a judgment
Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.
CLOSEDOpened 2010-03-22
Heat / hot water
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
0
Last 3 years
2018-02-06Apt 1-Cresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
DOB building violations
1
Active
19
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2001-08-30
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 24 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 active DOB violation(s)
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
470
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
39
≈ per month
Felony164
Misdemeanor216
Violation90
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Ownership & money
2
Recorded sales
4
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2001-05-31 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2004-11-30 · $3,705,000
Mortgage2004-11-30$3,705,000
borrower 137 EAST 29TH & 146 EAST 35TH LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2004-11-30$495,000
borrower 137 EAST 29TH & 146 EAST 35TH LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2001-07-13$5,120,000
borrower 137 EAST 29TH & 146EAST 35TH LLC · lender HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.
Sale2001-05-31no recorded price
WILLIAMS & SONS REALTY OF 29TH STREET, INC. → 137 EAST 29TH & 146EAST 35TH LLC
Mortgage1994-03-24$495,000
borrower WILLIAMS & SONS REALTY OF 29TH STREET INC · lender BANK AUDI (USA)
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
137 EAST 29TH ST & 146 EAST 35TH LLC
Head officer
MARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent
137 E 29TH ST & 146 E 35TH LLC
113 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly helicopter) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.